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2013 and earlier-Mercedes-Benz C-Class Lease Questions

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Contact the Internet Sales of mbzsantamonica.com (W.I. Simonson is the dealership). They're really nice and very quick. Best service you'll get in SoCal and their loaners are Mercedes too, not other brands. I leased mine at $28,900 last Nov 1st and it already included sunroof and single in-dash CD.

I created a spreadsheet which I used when I negotiated my new lease and based on your numbers, you will pay $375/month incl taxes given the following assumptions:

I am in my 29th month of a 39 month lease, paying $486/month for a 2004 C-320 Coupe. The lease-end purchase price will be $17,000. It's only got 4,000 miles on it (driveway ornament). Would like to get out, OR maybe transfer into an ML-350. When I ask Mercedes, they say I can give back the car early, but I have to pay ALL the REMAINING lease payments. HUH? Why would I give them the car now if I still have to make all the payments? Obviously that means I can't get out early. Just wondering if anybody else has been able to do it somehow, OR has been able to change into a different car without penalty of still paying the old lease balance.

Hi monty2222. I am sorry to say that it is usually fairly expensive to get out of leases well before their scheduled end dates. In order to do so, you need to purchase the vehicle that you are currently leasing from the bank that you are leasing it through. It often turns out that it costs more to do so than your vehicle is worth on the open market. Furthermore, many banks expect consumers who end their leases early to still make all, or at least the depreciation portion of their remaining lease payments. As you can see, this can get very expensive.

You can determine approximately how much it will cost you to get out of your current lease by comparing its purchase price to its value on the open market at this time. You should place a call to the bank that you are leasing your vehicle through to find out its exact price. Once you know exactly how much money it is going to cost you to buy your leased vehicle you need to compare it to its current value on the open market. You can find out approximately what your vehicle is worth by looking up its Edmunds.com True Market Value in the Used Vehicle Pricing section of this site. You also may want to stop by the following discussion: sysop, "Real-World Trade-In Values" #, 14 Dec 2000 10:07 pm. Don't forget to check to see if you are still on the hook for your remaining lease payments. The difference between your leased vehicle's current value and how much it will cost you to buy it plus any remaining lease payments that you are obligated to pay will equal the cost of getting out of your lease right now. You may find that you are better off waiting until you are closer to the scheduled end of your lease to get another new vehicle.

Mercedes is currently running the winter ads for leasing. I am looking at the C class C230 sport sedan. This one has the following deals for 27 months leasing for $299/month with the following down payment:

I am trying to negotiate a lease for a 2007 C230 in Ft. Lauderdale. (MB of Ft. Lauderdale). The car I am looking at has a sticker of $34,705 (sunroof pkg, cd changer and metallic paint). I can pretty much get the dealer to go to carsdirect invoice plus $100 without much trouble at all, but I see that those of you in Southern California do much better, sometimes as much as 2k below invoice. Is this a regional difference that I will not be able to overcome? We have several dealerships to chose from here, but they are all owned by the same parent company, AutoNation, so while the stores compete, it is not quite the same as if they operated under a different corporate ownership. At the very least, I want them to give me the current $1000 incentive in addition to the invoice pricing.

They made the best offer thus far on my 2006 VW Jetta TDI (Diesel), as CarMax was way off base on this car and I have about 2k positive equity.

At the very least, I want the same money factor (which appears to be about 4.9%) and residual (70%) that they are offering in the Winter Event special, as I am looking at the 27 month term with 10k/year (I drive very little, roughly 7-8k per year) so this is fine with me.

Does this sound like a reasonable expectation? Anyone in South Florida have any experiences to share?

Can you help me with this? I am in Southern California and thinking of leasing a C230 Sport that does not have a sunroof or CD Changer. I believe the sticker price was close to $31,000 and sale price is about $28,000. I would put down $1,400 with a payment of $377 with tax and 12,000 miles a year. The residual is 70%. The lease is 27 months. What do you think of this deal?

I need information on extending my car lease. Is there a penalty for this? I have three months left on my lease. My mileage is 42k (48 allowed). What happens to the mileage during extension? are the payments during this time applied towards the buy-out price?

Hope all is well and that you had a great holiday. You really do a great job. My dad wants to lease a 2007 C280 this weekend. Can you please provide residual, MF and Bank Fee for 27 mos and 36 mos for both the AWD and RWD versions. From what I understand the current lease suport for MB finance is only on the AWD version. Please provide both.

my lease is up in March. I have to spend about $600 on fixing various dents and my tires are bad also. My buy out is about 15400 and the car's trade in value is 13644. The car is in good shape( it was a four-year lease) but my brakes are likely to give out in the next couple of months. My question is can I go to a different dealership when my lease is over and just trade my car in so to avoid spending the extra money in fixing the car? I have asked for one-month extention? is this going to make any difference? Please help I need to make a decison now! thanks

It seems strange that the IS250AWD, the A$ quattro, the 328XI all have pages and pages of pricing questions but the C2804matic has only 2 pages. Is the C280 that bad? It does seem like there is much interest in the car. I was thinking about leasing one (15K for 36 months in NY) but I am begining to wonder. Carman do you have any insights?I already received the RV(54%) and tne money factor(.00105)from you. I read in Automotive News that they are giving dealers $2500 to $5000 back on the car. Have you heard anything?

I was quoted the following today at MB in Ohio:MSRP 38560( I don't know what the price they decided upon for the actual cost)$478.82 for 10k per year including ohio tax.Zero down$828.82 due at signing which includes a bank fee

What do you think? They've had a bad month in ohio with the snow so I think that their more aggressive with pricing.Thanks carman

Argumentator- The lease number you locked are perfect for me ($387 inc tax with $1900 drive out.) I'm looking at C230 with same MSRP and would like to see if my local NJ dealership can match your deal.

Dear car guy, I would like to know if you could tell me the lease money factors and residuals for a 2007 c230 sport, 27 and 39 months, 7500 miles, 10000 miles, and 12,000 miles. What is the acc fee many dealers are quoting 1095. Also is there any delaer cash or leasing cash?

This is House of Imports in Buena Park, CA (Orange County Area)The only thing.... if you have tier 1 credit, you should be able to walk out of there with just the minimum fees... you know... the DMV license and registration.

I put 2Gs down and I think I could've avoided that.

By the way... I think you're paying way to much for this car. What are the terms?

Did a lot of hard shopping, If you really grind you can get a c class for 5000 off msrp for an upper equipped model 37k+ or a lesser equipped car 4700 off msrp. Mb standard residual per lease term, .0020 money factor and 795 acc fee as most dealers try for 1095.

Hi I need help with the following lease offer from my local dealer. The negotiated sales price seems really good to me but the lease just doesn't make any sense. Dealer says it's because the new body styles are coming out. I have been considering a BMW 328i for about the same price and the lease is $200 less a month. Any ideas on what the deal is with this offer. I really wanted my lease payments to be around $550 - $600. This offer makes it more attractive to buy. Asking for advice... I can't find any information on the Mercedes lease rates or residuals on this vehicle anywhere on the internet.

The issue you are having is the c350 does not have the specials that the 230 does. If you are looking for an excellent lease and can drive a 2 door try the clk350. The money factor is .00095. I believe that the .0040 on the c350 is marked up.

Thanks for the tip, I used it. I did some additional research on the CLK350 after this post and asked the dealer I was working with if he had one. They were surprised how low the money factor was on this model. They had one in stock and it was the end of the month and were ready to sell me something that day. So I am now the proud owner of a 2007 Cadet Blue CLK350 List was $53,115, selling price $48,531, monthly payments are around $615 or so with tax. I am really happy with this car. It is beautiful. I was able to lease a much nicer car than I expeceted for about the same payment as the less expensive BMW 328i ($38k and $585/month). This forum is a great resource.

I would love to know this info also! The reps comment was that I was a day late on the programs and cash. He did not go into details but basically said that money and rates were a big cut on the 5th? Can you please post the newest lease rates and cash/incentives if were leasing the 07 C230? 24, 27, 30, up to 36 months? Thanks!!